University of Tennessee Knoxville - Volunteer Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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THE COLLEGE OF LAN The College of Law, now in its forty-seventh year, is a member of the As- sociation of American Law Schools and is approved by the American Bar As- sociation. For admission two years of collegiate work are required. The period of law study covers three academic years, the calendar time for which may be shortened by attending summer sessions. The work during the summer session is planned so that there will be courses for those who are starting the study of law, as well as courses for advance students and practitioners. While considerable emphasis is placed on Tennessee law, the work is con- ducted with a View to give an acquaintance with the general principles and rules of American law so as to prepare students for the bar of any state. The work of the first year will be useful to persons intending to engage in banking and mercantile business. The mental training aflorded by the study of law is also becoming appreciated and sought by students who desire some intelligent occu- pation which will connect theoretical work with the facts of life, and enable them to apply their minds readily and correctly to such facts in any business or profession. A part of the training is moot court work. Here the student be- comes familiar with pleading incident to court work and gains an actual experi- ence in trying causes and arguing to the jury as well as to the court. DEAN H. B. WITHAM

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COLLEGE OF EDUCATION The University of Tennessee was designated by the Legislature of the State, in its Act of 1879, the head of the public school system of Tennessee. In order to discharge its obligations to the State more effectively, the University, in 1926, established the College of Education, through which it undertakes to fulfill its responsibility to public education in Tennessee. The College of Education directs its work toward the accomplishment of the following aims and objectives: tll To organize and interpret all the find- ings of research of the whole University for the promotion and use of public education. lZl To prepare educational leaders-a function it is well htted to perform because of its special faculties, large libraries, and well-equipped labo- ratories. Bl To carry the message of the University to the people of the State through extension work, in which it provides: lal extension and correspond- ence courses; lhl lecturers and conference leaders, who cooperate with the State Department of Education and other educational agencies in unifying and pro- DEAN J- A. THACKSTON moting public education; and kl the publication of studies, surveys, and re- searches which may contribute to public education. Ml To carry on research and investigation in all local conditions and factors which aflect education.

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DR. T. W. GLOCKER f SCHOOL OF COMMERCE The purposes of the School of Commerce are the teaching of students, voca- tional guidance of students and research. The teaching functions of the School of Commerce are: tn To give vocational training for business to resident students; Qi to provide information concerning business conditions and problems for stu- dents who are enrolled in the Colleges of Engineering, Agriculture, and Home Economics, or are preparing themselves for the College of Law; Bi to give in- formation concerning business activities to Liberal Arts students who are interested from the cultural point of View; 0! W wuyerate with the College of Education in training teachers of commercial subjects in high schools; Di to cooperate with the Division of University Extension in giving training to those already working at their jobs. A second broad purpose of the School of Commerce is vocational guidance. Students must he helped to select careers in which their abilities can be used most eHectively. The Bureau of Appointments and the School of Commerce are striving to carry out this function to the extent of their facilities, but these facilities are at present very limited. There is needed a survey to determine the types of occupa- tions in which there is a demand for college trained men, an adjustment of curricula to give better training for such groups of occupations and conferences with students to aid them in selecting the careers for which they are best fitted. A third broad purpose of the School of Commerce is research. Studies of eco- nomic conditions and problems furnish information useful to business men and give the teacher a background of detailed practical knowledge.